Main Entry: ¹risk

Pronunciation: \ˈrisk\

Function: noun

Etymology: French risque, from Italian risco

Date: circa 1661

1 : possibility of loss or injury : peril
2 : someone or something that creates or suggests a hazard
3 a : the chance of loss or the perils to the subject matter of an insurance contract; also : the degree of probability of such loss b : a person or thing that is a specified hazard to an insurer c : an insurance hazard from a specified cause or source <war risk>
4 : the chance that an investment (as a stock or commodity) will lose value

— risk·less \ˈris-kləs\ adjective

— at risk : in a state or condition marked by a high level of risk or susceptibility <patients at risk of infection>